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The right to choose
- Author:
- SEWARD James
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May 2006, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The author looks at how the National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE, now part of the Care Services Improvement Partnership) has been working to ensure choice for mental health service users though its Choice and Access programme.
Equal treatment: closing the gap: information for primary care trusts, local authorities and strategic health authorities
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report probed the experience of people with mental health problems and/or learning disabilities of primary care services in England and Wales (1) after international research showed that these two groups were at higher risk of serious physical health problems. From December 2006, the NHS – including Primary Care Trusts in England and Local Health Boards in Wales - will come under the Disability Equality Duty which places them under an obligation to ensure that their policies and practices do not discriminate, and do promote equal opportunities for disabled people. But a wide range of current practices, identified by the investigation, could clearly breach this duty. The investigation provides important new evidence that people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems are more likely to experience major illness, to develop serious health conditions at an earlier age and to die of them sooner than other people. Yet they are also less likely to receive some of the important evidence-based treatments and health checks than others with the same condition but without a mental health condition or learning disability. They also face real barriers to accessing services.
Looked after children: caring for health
- Author:
- PAYNE Heather
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 231, November 2006, pp.18-21.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
This article looks at the health outcomes of 'looked after' children and what is being done to provide them with equal access to appropriate health services. It focuses on the health status of looked after children in England Wales.
Availability of integrated care for co-occurring substance abuse and psychiatric conditions
- Authors:
- DUCHARME Lori J., KNUDSEN Hannah K., ROMAN Paul M.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 42(4), August 2006, pp.363-375.
- Publisher:
- Springer
The co-occurrence of psychiatric conditions and substance abuse presents significant challenges for behavioural healthcare providers. The need for integrated care has received substantial recent attention from clinical, research, and funding entities. However, the availability of integrated care has been low, carrying potential adverse implications for quality of care and treatment outcomes. This article describes the prevalence and key correlates of the availability of integrated care for co-occurring conditions within public and private-sector addiction treatment programs in the United States. Several organizational attributes, caseload characteristics, and service provision patterns were associated with the availability of integrated care.
No show means no help
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.05.06, 2006, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A panel give their advice on the case of young man who has substance misuse and mental health problems who fails to engage with services. They ask whether services are accessible enough.
The mental health of looked after children: challenges for CAMHS provision
- Authors:
- MCAULEY Colette, YOUNG Ciara
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 20(1), March 2006, pp.91-103.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Recent prevalence studies in Great Britain have revealed that children who are looked after are almost five times more likely to have a mental disorder than children in the general population. Looked after children are already vulnerable to developing mental health problems by the time they become looked after. They are more likely to come from disadvantaged families where social/environmental risks are present. Many have lived in families where there has been mental illness, alcohol/drug misuse or domestic violence. A large proportion of children who now enter the care system have experienced abuse and/or neglect. The care experience itself and, in particular, the high rate of placement instability, may also contribute to this vulnerability. This article examines issues relating to the vulnerability of looked after children to mental health problems before examining the findings from the prevalence studies. Current child and adolescent service provision and, in particular, the challenges of developing services which meet the needs of looked after children, are then considered. Finally issues related to therapeutic work are highlighted.
Support and services for young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems
- Authors:
- DAVIES Jill, GIRAUD-SAUNDERS Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 9(3), December 2006, pp.31-39.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
By the end of 2006 child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) were required to include care pathways for children and young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems under Public Service Agreement Targets. This article describes how services have traditionally served the mental health needs of children and young people with learning disabilities, explores the policy context for change and discusses some of the projects currently underway that aim to address the Public Service Agreement targets for later this year.
Addressing the mental health needs of looked after children who move placement frequently
- Author:
- BECK Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 30(3), Autumn 2006, pp.60-65.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Research has revealed high levels of mental health need among children who are looked after. The aim of this study was to compare the mental health needs of looked after children who move placement frequently with the mental health needs of those who do not and to consider how these differences may be addressed in terms of mental health service planning. Two questionnaires (including the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire – SDQ) were sent to the carers of 747 young people (aged over three years) looked after by one inner-London local authority, to the young people themselves if they were aged over 11 years and to a selected sample of teachers. A third (30 per cent) of young people had a ‘probable’ psychiatric diagnosis using the SDQ. Eleven per cent had moved placement three or more times in the last year and they were three times more likely to have a ‘probable’ psychiatric diagnosis. They were also significantly more likely to report deliberate self-harm in the last six months compared to those who had moved placement less frequently. Although young people who move placement frequently are far more likely to develop psychiatric disturbance than other looked after children, they are much less likely to access mental health services. The barriers to service access and practice implications of these findings are discussed.
Invisible and ill: three case reports of homelessness in older adults
- Authors:
- BENBOW Susan M., COHEN Paul R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 8(3), November 2006, pp.12-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The authors describe three homeless older people who presented to an old age psychiatry service. Homeless older adults are likely to have untreated mental and physical health problems and to be invisible to services. It is argued that to detect and treat them, services need to be more flexible.
Breaking down the 'them and us'
- Author:
- HERBERT Lesley
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 10(4), November 2006, pp.12-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Mental health trusts are encouraged to employ people with personal experience of mental health problems. In this article the author describes what it's like for someone to work for a trust and, as a person with mental health needs, to use the services it provides.